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Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 86°36′39″W / 40.70361°N 86.61083°W / 40.70361; -86.61083
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Adams Township
Location of Adams Township in Carroll County
Location of Adams Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 86°36′39″W / 40.70361°N 86.61083°W / 40.70361; -86.61083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total25.99 sq mi (67.3 km2)
 • Land25.67 sq mi (66.5 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation699 ft (213 m)
Population
 • Total495
 • Density19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
FIPS code18-00316[3]
GNIS feature ID453074

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 495 (down from 516 at 2010[4]) and it contained 211 housing units.

History

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Adams Township was organized in 1828.[5]

The Burris House and Potawatomi Spring, Carrollton Bridge, and Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert No. 100 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.99 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.67 square miles (66.5 km2) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.23%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Great Eastern, Johnson City and Seceder.

Education

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Adams Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[7]

References

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  • "Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 80.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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